know more: The Maranhão twins are the Brazilian rugby’s weapons to stay in the elite
Born in São Luis, Talia and Thalita kicked off their athletics careers and started playing Sevens Rugby in 2017. After they were distinguished by the Maranins Rugby Association (Amaro), the twins moved to Delta Rugby, in Piauí, an associate team of Super. Sevens and the Brazilian Championship of the Way. Maranhenses’ good performance in the Piaui team, in turn, caught the attention of the Brazilian national team: Thalia was called up for the first time in July 2018, while Thalita has been part of the national team since January 2019.
Thalia and Thaleta Costa will focus with Yaras at the Training Center in Sao Jose dos Campos (SP) until the eighth of the month, when they travel to Nagato (Japan), where they will continue their preparation in the two weeks of mandatory isolation before the trip to Tokyo.
the Olympics
The World Rugby Federation (International Sports Federation), also announced, on Monday, the substitution of rugby sevens at the Olympics. The women’s team fell into Group B, along with Canada (bronze at Rio 2016), France and Fiji. The first two of each of the top three and three groups advance to the quarter-finals.
The current Olympic champion, Australia leads Group C, along with hosts the United States, China and Japan. New Zealand, the 2018 world champions, are in Group A, with the United Kingdom, Kenya and Russia (which, due to a doping penalty if they can’t compete using the country’s flag and name) ).
Check out the women’s rugby sevens kits at the Olympics:
Group A: New Zealand, Russia, United Kingdom and Kenya
group b: Brazil, Canada, Fiji and France
group C: Australia, the United States, China and Japan
*With information from Agência Brasil.
